Pound per square inch | |
---|---|
A pressure gauge reading in psi (red scale) and kPa (black scale)
|
|
Unit information | |
Unit system | Imperial units, US customary units |
Unit of | Pressure, Stress |
Symbol | psi or lbf/in2 |
Unit conversions | |
1 psi in ... | ... is equal to ... |
SI units | 6.894757 kPa |
The pound per square inch or, more accurately, pound-force per square inch (symbol: lbf/in2; abbreviation: psi) is a unit of pressure or of stress based on avoirdupois units. It is the pressure resulting from a force of one pound-force applied to an area of one square inch:
Therefore, one pound per square inch is approximately 6894.757 Pa.
Now converting the psi to standard atmospheres: